Sonoma

Even though we danced all night, we got up early in the morning and hit the road north, for a trip to Sonoma. It was Vitor’s last day in San Francisco, but how could a visit be complete without having tasted some California wine? I love the drive up there, over the Golden Gate bride, […] Read More

Brighton Bathing boxes

Yesterday, I met up with Rajiv in Brighton, a suburb south of Melbourne on the bay, and we went to the beach. Brighton beach is famous for its colorful bathing boxes. So famous they even have their own web site! They remain from victorian, more prudish times, when they were built on many beaches. Today, […] Read More

With friends

I’m discovering Melbourne step by step these days with Sven, Kevin and Rajiv. It’s great to have them here. My friend Kevin, always keen to sniff out the newest exhibitions, found this great show about early fashion photographer Edward Steichen in the National Gallery of Victoria. They also run an exhibition called MELBOURNE NOW, concentrating […] Read More

Park of Ruins

I went up to Santa Teresa today, on foot. I had stopped a cab and told him I wanted to go to the museum on top, but he refused with the word ‘mais alta’ or something. Ok, so it wasn’t raining yet, so I walked. Quite steep. I realised I was nearly there when I […] Read More